Hogmanay - from Blackpool District Beaver Scouts

Time

Activity

 

Method

Zone

Award Opportunities

5 min

 

Coming in Game

Hunt the Haggis

Hide small pictures of haggis around the room and see who can find the most

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Games

Creativity + practical skills

 

Discovering beliefs + attitudes

 

The world

 

Other people

 

 

 

 

Discovery Challenge (Creativity)

 

Friendship Challenge (far away)

 

Friendship Challenge (other people)

5 min

Opening ceremony

Chat about the evening

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Chat

20 mins

Visitor

 

Scots man wearing national dress

Chat about Scotland and why they celebrate Hogmanay

 

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Explore

New people

Chat

5 mins

Game

First Footing

Let all the Beaver Scouts ‘First Foot’

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Outdoors

 

5 mins

Game

Toss the caber

Using rolls of newspaper see who can toss the caber the furthest

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Games

15 mins

Craft

Curling Stones

Curling Disks

1. Curling Stones - paint stones with thistle patterns

2. Curling Disks - the BS cannot really play curling with stones within a building so make paper plate wizzers for them to throw around. Use small paper plate, colour and cut the edges from outside towards centre (appx 3cm). Bend "cuts" up and down.

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Make things

 

5 mins

Game

Throw the Curling Disks

 

BS stand on each side of a roped off area. BS throw the wizzers across the "divide". When whistle blows see who's wizzer is in the area

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Games

 

10 mins

Skill

Tasting

 

Provide a selection of Scottish dishes for the Beaver Scouts to taste:

Haggis

Scottish shortbread

Edinburgh rock

Scotch pancakes etc …….

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Explore

 

5 mins

Song

 

Auld Lang’s Ine

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Act, sing etc

 

5 mins

Closing Ceremony

Prayer and notices

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Outdoors

Prayer + worship